Question

through different between latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is almost 30°degree. why north south and east west extent in km is not the same.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is almost the same degrees. i.e 30 degrees. But the north south distance in Kilometers is 3214 and the east west distance is 2933 km. This is because of the nature of the latitudes and the longitudes.